Between Agency Work and Open Source (with Zoey and Dan from SIDESTREAM)

Sep 5, 2024

Zoey and Dan from SIDESTREAM join the conversation, bringing their expertise in open-source Nuxt modules. They explore how open-source initiatives enhance their agency work, the nuances of hiring in the Vue job market, and the tech stack choices that set them apart. The duo discusses the development of Sidebase from a template, their migration to TypeScript, and the benefits of community engagement in open-source. They also delve into the development of authentication modules and the evolving landscape of collaborating in the tech community. It's an insightful dive into innovation and cooperation!

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Building SideStream: A Software Startup Journey

01:54 • 14min

Spontaneous Innovation Sparks Excitement in Open Source Project

15:25 • 3min

Evolving Create Side Base: A Journey into Open Source

17:59 • 17min

Navigating Nuxt 3 Development

35:10 • 24min

From Competition to Collaboration

59:10 • 9min

Specializing in Custom ERP and Crypto Innovations

01:08:00 • 4min

Navigating the Balance Between Agency Work and Open Source Development

01:12:03 • 5min

This DejaVue episode is a world premiere, with having two guests on the episode for the first time! And not only that, the topics are exciting too. Michael and Alex are joined by Dan and Zoey, both working at SIDESTREAM, an agency using Vue and Nuxt to realize projects.

But besides the project business, they also have Sidebase, a non-profit "spin-off" responsible for open-source Nuxt modules like @sidebase/nuxt-auth which some of you might know already!

Listen to the discussion around how doing Open Source benefits SIDESTREAM, how the Vue job market and hiring works, why Vue and Nuxt were chosen first of all and all around Nuxt Auth and further modules. Enjoy the episode!

Enjoy the episode!

Chapters

(00:00) - Welcome to DejaVue
(01:37) - Sidebase vs SIDESTREAM
(03:57) - How did you choose Vue and Nuxt?
(08:21) - Do clients care about your tech stack?
(10:31) - Finding Vue.js Developer to Hire
(14:35) - What brought SIDESTREAM to open source?
(18:45) - Developing Sidebase - From template to starter
(22:11) - Which choices Sidebase offer?
(26:03) - The case against wrapper packages
(28:57) - How did SIDESTREAM benefits from Sidebase?
(33:17) - Inspired by Open Source
(37:42) - Influence from previous projects on Sidebase
(40:33) - Moving from Python to full-tack TypeScript
(45:48) - Separate services or one Nuxt application?
(49:47) - The Sidebase Nuxt Auth Module
(54:14) - Migrating the base of Nuxt Auth to Auth.js
(56:02) - Other Auth solutions
(01:02:37) - Dead ends during module development
(01:07:48) - The future of Sidebase and SIDESTREAM
(01:15:10) - Wrapping up

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